Apple Pay first launched in the UK in July last year. Initially, First Direct, HSBC, NatWest, NationwideBuilding Society, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander and Ulster Bank offered support, with TSB, Tesco Bank later joining them.

Barclays first announced that it would roll out support last year, but it has taken some time - a launch was initially pencilled in for the start of 2016.

Rival Android Pay is set for an imminent launch in the UK, Google revealed last month. Major banks wll also be supporting that, however, Barclays was notably missing from the line up.